Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the finest minds of her generation. Friend and biographer Peter J Conradi, novelist Charlotte Mendelson and journalist Alex Clark mark her centenary year. Conradi is English Professor Emeritus at Kingston University. He is an author and journalist, and is known as the official biographer of Iris Murdoch, whose essays and letters he also collected and edited, in separate volumes. His latest book is a memoir, Family Business, which was published by Seren earlier this year. Tickets are £8.00 plus booking fee. For further information visit the Festival website www.cheltenhamfestivals.com